Delaware Chapter, ASA Dinner Meeting: October 2003 Speaker: Dr. Bruce H. Stanley Biostatistician DuPont Crop Protection Stine-Haskell Research Center   Title: The Moment Generating Function As A Useful Tool in Understanding Random Effects on First-Order Environmental Dissipation Processes Abstract: Many physical and, thus, environmental processes follow first-order kinetics, where the rate of change of a substance is proportional to its concentration. The rate of change may be affected by a variety of factors, such as temperature or light intensity, that follow a probability distribution. The moment generating function provides a quick method to estimate the mean and variance of the process through time. This allows valuable insights for environmental risk assessment or process optimization. The PowerPoint slides for Dr. Stanley's presentation is available on line.   Date: Thursday, October 16, 2003   Time: Social hour -- 6:00 pm Dinner -- 6:30 pm Speaker -- 7:15 pm   Place: Newark Holiday Inn Oliver's Restaurant map   Menu: Appetizer: Vegetable soup Salad: Caesar salad Entree: Broiled flounder stuffed with Crab Imperial Dessert: Parfait   Cost: $25 for members, $15 for students ($5 for talk only)   Reservations:  Lidia Rejto by Tuesday, October 14, 2003. Phone: 302-831-8034 Fax: 302-831-6243 Email: Lidia Rejto.   If you desire a vegetarian meal, please so indicate in your RSVP. Please note: Be sure to RSVP by this date, to assure a meal is reserved for you.   Return to Delaware Chapter ASA home page.